PGA.com Unveils 2010 PGA Championship App

PGA.com has just released their FREE 2010 PGA Championship App in the iTunes App Store. This year’s PGA Championship App will provide live scoring and instant updates to golf fans at no charge during the 2010 PGA Championship from Aug. 12-15. The PGA Championship app also offers in-app purchase for $1.99 where users can upgrade to exclusive access of live video for the marquee groups on all four days of play including live video streaming of the par-3 holes at Whistling Straits.

It is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later.

Features of the app include:

Push Notifications: With push notifications, fans can receive instant custom alerts about their favorite players’ progress in addition to hole-by-hole scores, completion of rounds and other breaking news.

Live Scoring and Customizable Leaderboard: The customizable leaderboard with live scoring has an easy to use front nine/back nine format, video highlights, player information, course information, news and updates. Notably, the app will also include a unique real-time Trends function to highlight notable leaderboard climbs, drops and streaks.

Player Scorecards: Fans can choose between landscape or portrait mode to view any player’s scorecard.

Video Highlights: Each day users can view a full array of video highlights and a collection of instructional clips from a PGA Professional.

Breaking News: Provides frequent updates to storylines and news, as well as six additional notifications that are custom selected by users for following including: Tee Time reminder, Round Beginning, Round Completion, Double Bogeys (and higher), Birdies & Eagles and Hole-by-Hole Updates.

In addition to the PGA Championship App, Turner Sports will be offering 20 hours of television coverage on TNT, companion live video coverage will be available on PGA.com, and similar to The Masters, there will be groundbreaking 3D coverage online and through several television distributors.